Bottle-stopper.



Nd. 834,038. PATENTBD OCT. 23, 1906. s BABIG BOTTLE STOPPE-R.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE14,1906.

FIG.1

FIG. 2

. WITNESSES.

. m m T g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEVE BABIC, OF HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLESTOPPER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

- after the contents have once been discharged therefrom.

My invention consists, generally stated, in

' roviding in the neck of the bottle an enarged cavity with a seat adapted to receive a ball which closes the opening leading into the bottle when the bottle is in a normal position andwhich is adapted to roll from said seat when the bottle is turned for pouring, together with a split ring inserted within the bottle-neck above said enlarged cavity, so as to revent the ball from escaping from the neo of the bottle.

I have illustrated my invention in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section through the neck of a bottle with my invention applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the split ring removed.

Like numerals indicate like parts.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference, 2 is the body of the bottle, and 3 the neck. This neck is formed practically of three partsnamely, the enlarged portion 4, forming the cavity 5, the tapering portion 6, forming the tapered seat 7, and the sto per portion 8, adapted to receive the cor or other stopper.

Within the cavity 5 is the ball 9, which may be formed of any suitable material and which ordinarily closes the opening 10, leading into the body of the bottle. The ball 9 is of sufficient weight, so that when the bottle is in a vertical or substantially vertical position the ball will be seated, as shown in Fig. 1. Within the tapering seat 7 of the bottle-neck is the split ring 11, formed of spring-steel of suitable resiliency, the upper end of said s lit ring bearing against the shoulder 12 an the lower end of said split ring being substantially flu'sh with the shoulder 1 3 In filling the bottle with the liquid contents the bottle is-filled in the ordinary way and the ball 9 is then drop ed down through the neck until it seats itsel within the cavity 5. The split ring 11 is then inserted in the neck of the bottle and is forced down until it passes beyond the shoulder 12, whereupon the said ring expands and fits up against the inner wall of the bottle-neck, so as to be securely held therein, while owing to its tapering form there is no liability of its slipping from its position. When the ring 11 is once in position, it is im ossible to remove the same without breaking the bottle-neck, as after it has once s rung beneath the shoulder 12 it is practica ly impossible to reach it.

When it is desired to' our the'contents from the bottle, the bottle is turned to the proper angle, whereupon the ball 9 will roll from the opening 10, and as the cavity 5 is of sufiicient size to permit the ball to roll to one side without obstructing the passage through the neck of the bottle the contents will pass out.

through the s lit ring 11, through the upper portionS of t e neck,'and so be discharged.

f, however, an attempt is made to refill the bottle after its contents have been discharged it will be found that if the liquid is poured into the bottle the ball 9 will resume its seat, and so prevent the entrance of the liquid into the body ortion of the bottle. I thus provide a sim e form of non-refillable bottle which is sim ein construction, and yet which will eflectua ly' prevent an attempt to refill the bottle after its contents have once been discharged therefrom.

What I claim is 1. In a non-refillable bottle, the neck having an enlarged portion, a ball therein adapted to close the opening leading into the bottle and a split ring engaging the interior of the bottle-neck above saidcavity, a shoulder formed in said bottle-neck the upper end of said ring engaging said shoulder formed in said bottle-neck.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, a bottle-neck having an enlarged cavity formedtherein, a

ball Within said cavity adapted to close the I In testimony whereof I, the said STEVE opening leading into the bottle, a tapering BABIO, have hereunto set my hand. seat formed in saidbottle-neck above said cavity and a split ring fitting in said tapering STEVE BABIC' seat, a shoulder formed in said bottle-neck Witnesses: and the upper end of said ring engaging said ROBERT C. TorTEN,

shoulder formed in said bottle-neck. J. R. KELLER. 

